First Dalit seer to be ordained as ‘Jagadguru’

 

 

 

FOR the first time ever, a seer belonging to the Scheduled Caste, has been conferred the title of ‘Jagadguru’. Juna Akhara, one of the 13 Akharas of the country, conferred this title on Mahamandaleshwar Mahendranand Giri. Mahendranand’s disciple Kailashanand Giri was given the title of Mahamandaleshwar and Ram Giri was given the title of Shri Mahant. Both these seers too belong to the Scheduled Caste. These seers were ordained amid chanting of mantras at Siddha Baba Mauj Giri Ashram of Juna Akhara here at Prayagraj on Monday.

 

Swami Mahendranand is originally a resident of Banala village of Saurashtra Rajkot district of Gujarat. All three seers are originally residents of Gujarat. Kashi Sumeru Peethadhishwar Jagadguru, Swami Narendranand Saraswati, who is also the international president of Juna Akhara along with Shri Mahant Prem Giri, Shri Dudheshwar Peethadhishwar, Juna Akhara and international spokesperson Shri Mahant Narayan Giri, Mahamandaleshwar Vaibhav Giri garlanded the seers who received the titles.